Alexander Stubb
Alexander Stubb is a Finnish politician and diplomat who has served as President of Finland since 2024. A member of the National Coalition Party, he previously served as Prime Minister of Finland from 2014 to 2015 and as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2008 to 2011. He also held a seat in the European Parliament and served as Finland's Minister of Finance and Minister for European Affairs.
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Witkoff meets Putin in St. Petersburg as Moscow signals renewed Ukraine talks
US special envoy Steve Witkoff met Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Constantine Palace in St. Petersburg on October 21 for about three hours. The talks focused on reviving US–Russia–Ukraine negotiations; Putin said Russia was ready in principle to resume trilateral talks in the second ten days of November, possibly in Abu Dhabi. During the meeting, Moscow announced the release of detained American Stephen Hubbard.